HIST/AFST 485: Africa in the World Wars
Junior/Senior Seminar - Richard Mtisi
In This Guide
Encyclopedias and Other Background Resources
Pan-African Chronology by Call Number: Ref DT17 .J46 1996ISBN: 0786401397Publication Date: 1996The second volume chronicles the most significant events in the African diaspora from the end of the Civil War through the pre World War I years. The third volume covers 1914 through 1929, a time when people of African descent experienced two seminal events: World War I and the Black Awakening. In World War I, people of African descent fought for both sides, earning distinction on the battlefields of France as well as in the jungles and deserts of Africa.
- Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Historical Dictionaries cover the history of individual African countries through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. They each include numerous 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. Luther has 20 titles between print and online collections.
The Cambridge History of the First World WarPublication Date: 2013The Cambridge History of the First World War is a comprehensive, three-volume work, which provides an authoritative account of the military, political, social, economic and cultural history of the Great War
The Cambridge History of the Second World WarPublication Date: 2015Three volume work covering Fighting the War, Politics and Ideology, and Economy, Society and Culture.
- International Encyclopedia of the First World WarOnline encyclopedia with over 1500 articles. Search or browse by topic or region.
- BBC's The Story of AfricaIncludes timeline and narrative on African involvement in the World Wars.
Electronic Reference Sources
Encyclopedia of African HistoryPublication Date: 2007
The Cambridge History of AfricaPublication Date: 1977
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African HistoryPublication Date: 2002
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American ExperienceCall Number: Ref DT14 .A37435 2005
The Encyclopedia of World War I by Call Number: Ref D510 .W67 2005
The Oxford Companion to World War IIPublication Date: 2005
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more.
Reference Sources - Other Wars
These are reference sources for other armed conflicts, including the Vietnam War, the Korean War, and the Gulf War. Some references are available in print on the main level of the library, others are electronic, and a couple sources offer both print and e-book versions.
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War by Call Number: Ref DS557.7.E53 T8 1998 v.1-3
A Vietnam War Reader by Call Number: Ref DS557.4 .V626 2010ISBN: 9780807833506Publication Date: 2010-02-15A collection of primary sources from both American and Vietnamese perspectives. Available both as a print and e-book.
The Encyclopedia of the Korean War by Call Number: Ref DS918 .E53 2010 v.1-3A comprehensive resource on the confrontation that became the first shooting war of the Cold War, the first limited conflict of the Atomic Age, and the war that led to a dramatic escalation of the national security state while foreshadowing U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Political History of America's Wars by Call Number: Ref E181 .A945 2007ISBN: 9781568029566Publication Date: 2006-09-21Includes primary sources.
Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War by Call Number: Ref UF500 .G8 1995ISBN: 9780874366846Publication Date: 1995-12-01An A-Z reference to the history and events of the Gulf War, with biographies of key players, information on weapons, forces, theatres of operation, and diplomatic events. Includes maps and illustrations, appendixes, and a bibliography.
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